When to move to S/4HANA? That’s a good question. During the first SAP boom, the client-server version was flexing its dominance over the mainframe edition; and, after success in Europe and with global companies, the…

Why move to S/4HANA? The second post in my Migration to SAP S/4HANA series focuses on why companies are moving to SAP S/4HANA. The go-to answer to that question always starts with Business Value. The only problem is that the term ‘Business Value’…

What is S/4HANA? Ok, let’s start with some baseline information – I’m talking about using SAP HANA as the database for SAP’s ERP environment(s). For those who don’t know, SAP HANA is a revolutionary in-memory database…

SAP HANA can do a lot when it comes to maximizing enterprise applications, but can it cure cancer? Actually, maybe it can help. SAP recently expanded into the healthcare arena by teaming with MolecularHealth gmbh,…

As we discussed in our last post from the “What If” campaign, companies are finding challenges with the growing amount of transactional and operational data available. Increasingly, companies need to share and quickly analyze large…

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BI AMS Lead/SAP BusinessObjects ConsultantMark is a 20 year IT professional, specializing in SAP Business Intelligence solutions. Mark has a proven track record in the implementation and administration of SAP BusinessObjects, including data analysis, report/dashboard development and design. He’s performed numerous implementations and upgrades of SAP BusinessObjects for…View all 2 posts

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Head of Global Supply Chain Digital PracticeHans Kourimsky is the head of the global digital Supply chain practice at itelligence. Since 2000, he has been active in supply chain implementations of SAP software. As a specialist with long-term and far-reaching expertise, Hans Kourimsky is in charge of strategic development and…View all 1 posts

Design ConsultantJim brings 10+ years of SAP experience to itelligence, with exposure to BPC, SEM-BCS, SEM-BPS, BW and FI/CO. Jim’s industry experience includes real estate, banking, power and utilities, and food products and he has acted in many different roles ranging from business subject matter…View all 7 posts

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Senior Director, SAP HANA EngagementsNathan has been working with SAP solutions, as a customer or a consultant, since 1995. Throughout his career, he has served in roles that include SAP Basis Administrator, Technical Team Lead, Project Manager, Leader of SAP Center of Excellence, IT Business Relationship Manager as…View all 4 posts

Design ConsultantMatt Eastby is a finance professional with more than 17 years’ experience, including people and project management across multiple areas of accounting and finance. He specializes in financial system solutions, with a strong focus on business planning and consolidation software. He has worked closely…View all 3 posts

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Global Business SolutionsBielefeld-based Henrik Bruentrup has been active in multiple international projects as well as the maintenance of a global Demo landscape. His focus hereby lies on Frontend/Gateway related activities, consisting of the setup, implementation and maintenance of SAP’s new UX Fiori 2.0 and the integration…View all 1 posts

Solution Architect, Advisory ServicesMatt Wischer is a Solution Architect at itelligence with more than 19 years of IT experience in Supply Chain Management and over 17 years of experience with SAP application development, implementation, and support. His primary focus is on Materials Management and Logistics Execution, including…View all 0 posts

Practice Manager, SAP Solution ManagerEmery Streit is currently the Practice Lead for the itelligence North America SAP Solution Manager program. He specializes in Application Lifecycle Management and support processes/tools for SAP Centers of Excellence. He has over 15 years of experience with IT Service Management and ITIL processes,…View all 6 posts

Principal Expert, Innovation & TechnologySimen is Norwegian native, currently stationed in Palo Alto, California. At itelligence he is a Principal Expert for Innovation and Technology and part of the Global Business Solution Team. He loves innovating with SAP tools, and has done so for over 10 years. He…View all 5 posts

Vice President, AnalyticsKarthik has been an evangelist for analytics/ BI from both the business and technology perspective. He has experience with starting as well as developing analytics organizations/practices and driving change within companies to become an analytics focused organization. His experience covers both SAP and Non-SAP…View all 4 posts

Director, Innovation & Technology LoBTechnical SAP expert within with in ermerging technologies like mobile, UX, Iot, Bots, AI etc. I’m working in the space between business needs and technological possibilities in order to identify the right technical building blocks to suit business requirements. My background is SAP technology…View all 1 posts

Industry Solutions Principal, WSD, itelligence Inc.Stefan Hoffmann is an Industry Solutions Principal for itelligence North America focused on the Wholesale Distribution Industry. In this role he specializes in helping wholesale distributors with enterprise resource planning, digital technology and process transformation. Hoffmann has more than 25 years of experience in…View all 9 posts

Director, Managed Services Solutions & Innovations"Darren brings almost 30 years of diverse experiences working with several Fortune 500 clients across management consulting, technology consulting, global delivery, pre-sales, sales & account management functions. He is currently the Director of the solutions and innovations team for itelligence North America's managed services…View all 0 posts

Director, Data Lifecycle ManagementRaghav Nookala is the Director for Data Life Cycle Management at itelligence. Raghav is a thought leader in the data migration and governance arena. He has nearly 20 years of SAP experience as an Enterprise Architect, Data Migration Specialist, Program and Project Manager.View all 3 posts

Senior Vice PresidentRick Cobb is itelligence North America’s Senior Vice-President for Marketing and Business Development. He is responsible for strategy and oversight of marketing and business development. He leads a team of people who help form the strategy and execute the marketing tactics. He has 22…View all 0 posts

Design ConsultantAkos has more than eight years of SAP experience, with exposure to BPC, BW, FI/CO, as well as other financial planning, consolidation and reporting solutions such as Hyperion Essbase, HFM, Cognos and MicroStrategy. Akos' industry experience includes retail, distribution, warehousing, manufacturing and R&D. He…View all 4 posts

SAP BI Solution AdvisorI am a Senior Consultant, Project Manager and Solution Advisor in the area of SAP Business Intelligence at itelligence North America and worked previously for itelligence Germany. I committed myself to always present customers the right and best available solution. Before my time at…View all 3 posts

Technology Consultant (Process/ Cloud Integration)With focus on process and cloud integration I am working for the itelligence AG since 2013. In this regard I have specialized on the platforms SAP NetWeaver Process Integration and SAP HANA Cloud Integration. Especially, the fast growing field of hybrid cloud solutions is…View all 1 posts

Manager of SAP MaintenanceGail Carr is currently the Manger of the SAP Maintenance department for itelligence. Gail has been in IT leadership positions for over 35 years. Her IT career has spanned a variety of industries including food, automotive, aluminum, and retail where she held positions such…View all 2 posts

Higher Education Solution Architect, Global Solutions TeamI’m a Higher Education Solution Architect working in the Global Solutions Team. Together with the Education Competence Center We leverage the it.education solution to a Global Standardarized Solution. I have +15 years of experience in SAP Higher Education and a natural interest in new…View all 2 posts

Vice President, HR SolutionsDoty Sinclair serves as the Vice President of HR Solutions in the HR line of business for itelligence. She is an experienced professional in all areas of enterprise talent and learning management, including HR strategic process design and improvement, learning strategy design, and HR…View all 13 posts

Senior EC ConsultantWith over 18 years of SAP experience, Dan De Bord is a seasoned and experienced Solutions Consultant and has been involved in over 40 SAP projects which includes 9 upgrades, and 50% of his SAP projects have included HR/Payroll components. With much of his…View all 13 posts

Solution Architect, Supply ChainBeverly “Bev” Desjardins is a Solution Architect at itelligence. She is a Supply Chain Professional with 30 years of experience in Paper, Chemical, Steel, Consumer Office Products and Wholesale distribution companies. Her 16+ years of SAP experience covers the entire SAP project life cycle…View all 2 posts

Paul is a Financial Consolidations and Financial Planning expert with over 7 years’ experience with SAP Business Planning and Consolidations (BPC) SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW), and ERP systems. He also has experience with other reporting and analytics tools such as Hyperion Financial Management…View all 0 posts

Lead Architect, Managed Services, Customer EngagementsToliver brings 18 years of SAP experience to itelligence, in the areas of Project Systems, Asset Management, and Materials Management including SCM functional. In addition, he has lead enterprise SAP end user training solutions. He has participated in multiple end to end SAP implementations…View all 0 posts

Senior Director Strategic EngagementsCheryl Bogenschutz is currently the Senior Director of Strategic Engagements for itelligence. Cheryl has been in IT leadership positions for over 30 years. Her IT career has spanned a variety of industries including Paper, Automotive and Retail where she worked on both operational and…View all 18 posts

Manager - Cloud ImplementationIngo Jochim has worked for itelligence as Senior Architect in Dresden since 2010, focusing on implementation and automation of large cloud environments. Ingo has more than 15 years experience in data center operations and likes Enduro off-road races.View all 1 posts

Senior Vice PresidentDarshan Shah is the Senior Vice President of the itelligence consulting organization. His team has delivered 100+ successful SAP Projects just in last 4 years. Under Darshan's leadership itelligence is successfully enabling customers in Digital Transformation with S/4HANA platform . Darshan has authored various…View all 2 posts

Head of Global Managed Services Product ManagementUlrich Meine has been working in the information technology industry for about 20 years. He held several positions at IT service companies as well as in other industries. His work always focussed on SAP technology and data center system operations. He joined itelligence in…View all 10 posts

Global Director Discrete Industries & Internet of ThingsFor more than 25 years Wolfgang Möller has been working in the SAP business. As consultant, project leader, and management consultant, he has operated in a lot of international projects. At itelligence, since 2000, Wolfgang Möller is responsible for the automobile industry and, for…View all 9 posts

Head of Sales – Products & Cloud SolutionsSince 2009, Oliver Schöps has been working in the field of IT product sales. After working in a software systems house in the B2B/EDI context, he moved to itelligence and took over the specialist sales unit for integration products (it.x-products & SAP NetWeaver PO)…View all 1 posts

Solution Architect, AMSMichael Romaniello is a Solution Architect as part of the AMS Advisory Services team. He is an experienced IT professional who has worked with SAP since 2004 in the Industrial Products, Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals industries, among others. He has primarily worked with the Sales…View all 1 posts

Senior Sales ManagerFor the last five years, I’ve headed up international sales of itelligence products. Living in Germany, I’m acting out of itelligence Nordic. I work primarily as business developer, doing enablement of local sales staff as well as support sales and presales activities in the…View all 2 posts

Dan has been a key member of itelligence since 2006 and is responsible for go to market strategy for SAP EPM solutions. Dan possesses diverse experience in all aspects of the SAP implementation process, from proof of concept through pilot configuration, business process analysis,…View all 3 posts

Chief Technology OfficerI have responsibility for defining and driving the evolution of the business in step with our customers and partners. I spend most of my time listening and learning from 3 sets of people; our customers, our partners and our employees to ensure that we…View all 10 posts

Engagement ManagerKevin Nierle is an Engagement Manager at itelligence specializing in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions, including SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), BusinessObjects Cloud, as well as BPC Embedded and BPC Optimized for S/4 HANA Finance. Kevin has been a key member of the…View all 6 posts

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Chief Executive OfficerA qualified bank clerk, Norbert Rotter studied business administration at the University of Paderborn and the University of Limerick, Ireland. In 1995, he began his extensive career at the Bielefeld office of the global audit company KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft AG, where he was responsible…View all 1 posts

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Head of Global Digital Practice – Customer Engagement & Commerce, Global Field ConsultingFor more than 25 years Jörg has been working in the IT industry. Starting off as a developer for ERP solutions and distribution logistics, he has subsequently gained broad experience as a project manager and consultant in various SAP Hybris projects since 2007. Jörg…View all 6 posts

Business Development Manager Innovation & Portfolio, itelligence AGTogether with our whole team I am, in my position as Business Development Manager for Innovation & Portfolio, responsible for optimization and enhancement of the itelligence portfolio. In doing so, we push ahead a lot of fascinating innovations. Thanks to my additional involvement in…View all 3 posts

Manufacturing Industry Solution PrincipalSean is Manufacturing Industry Solution Principal for the Industrial Machinery & Components, Automotive, and Mill Products industries at itelligence, Inc. With over 25 years of manufacturing industry experience, he is responsible for industry thought leadership which, he and many talented professionals collaborate to create…View all 8 posts

SAP Guest BloggerAs a senior director, solution management at SAP, Ina drives global engagement in analtyiycs and information management. She defines strategic projects and drives them to completion by working across all aspects of the organization. She is responsible for defining global go-to-market strategies for solution…View all 3 posts

SAP HANA Analytics Solution ArchitectAbhishek (Abhi) Singh is a SAP HANA Analytics Solution Architect at itelligence. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in implementing Business Intelligence solutions utilizing SAP HANA, BusinessObjects, Data Services and BW. He is passionate about Analytics and has led several projects for…View all 11 posts